Why the study?
What are the utilization rates and factors associated with preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures?
Population
1,546,223 patients 18 years or older undergoing a total of 2,224,070 low-risk procedures from Apr. 1, 2008…
Design
Cohort
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Substantial institutional variation in preoperative testing despite guidelines may reflect implementation gaps; leaves open effects on outcomes and resource use.
What are the utilization rates and factors associated with preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures?
Despite guideline recommendations to limit testing before low-risk surgical procedures, preoperative ECG and chest radiography are frequently performed and show significant institutional variation.
Kirkham et al. (2015) studied this question.
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